Great video Squidly! Excellent reasons all. You are spot on about the physical vs mental exhaustion! I also love the simplicity of hiking. It's just you, maybe some shoes, and the natural world around you. It feels like "home".
Love the video! I do it because I love to be outside in nature. And I love pushing my body to new challenges. And because the hiking and backpacking community is such a fantastic group of people. 😊
It's good that it wasn't as big as a Buffalo. 😂 Very good video and reasoning. Don't be afraid to say you don't like humans... I don't like too many nowadays either. 😁👊
Some good points. I am currently struggling through the "It is May and I am a teacher" kind of tired. One of the main reasons that I needed to take part in that adventure last weekend. Wish that you could have made it! It was a pretty good trip!
You pretty well nailed it. I also feel a bit closer to the Creator when immersed in His creation. As an added benefit, if one were to put enough consecutive days together in a hike, one could lose about 10 lbs. Don’t worry though. I have almost found every bit of it. 😏
Keep on trekking. Sometimes, we ask ourselves the same question. Getting out in nature is a wonderful way to recuperate and recharge. Type 2 Fun is the best.
I do it for health reasons and to get away from the daily grind of work. I have met some awesome people in the hiking community that I will be friends with for life.
I definitely get out in nature to get away from people....crappy people. The stresses of modern life is tremendous and we are killing ourselves with it. I just want to disappear into the woods and live like a hermit.
Pretty much the same reasons that you do this, but I'd like to amplify your last point a bit - to reconnect with the natural world. For me, the natural world is my church - and immersing myself in it is a spiritual experience. (When I tell people this, they're apt to recoil in horror at the S-word - like they're expecting me to start talking Jesus and sin and redemption and Alleluia brother, lemme hear you say Amen. They forget that I'm a STEM guy, retired after 40 years in industrial laboratories, and mostly atheist to boot.) Being alone in the woods lets you see the miracle of Life without a honey-voiced narrator and lush orchestral score - just your own thoughts, the wind, running water, insects & birds. You see the way trees bend towards the sun over time, you catch glimpses of large-scale patterns in the land, remnants left by glaciers or floods, and can almost Understand how these bits & pieces work and come together to shape the world. You come to realize how miraculous the mundane really is. You come to see, really SEE, that the tree isn't the organism - the Forest is. It's strong wine indeed. About 3 yrs ago, I was unable to attend this church because arthritis made walking so painful it was an ordeal just getting to the mailbox & back. I actually cried the first few times I walked my favorite wildlife management area after hip-replacement surgery, and even now get emotional about it. Nature walking, hiking, whatever you call it, is an essential component of my life, especially now that I'm drawing nearer its end.
Can’t agree more about the miracle of the natural world and the peace I find in it. Being in nature can help you get the clarity to seek truth. I hope you find it. 🦑
Spot on!! And thank you for being an educator! I truly believe it takes special people with a calling to become good teachers! I knew from an early age that teaching wasn’t for me, so I have the utmost respect for those that can teach! 🥾🏕️
Great content dear friend thanks for sharing
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Great video Squidly! Excellent reasons all. You are spot on about the physical vs mental exhaustion! I also love the simplicity of hiking. It's just you, maybe some shoes, and the natural world around you. It feels like "home".
Thanks! Good analysis … it feels like home. 🦑
Nice video sir. Agree entirely about the escape. The outdoors are always my escape. It always quiets my head down.
It’s my “wilderness therapy”. 🦑
Love the video! I do it because I love to be outside in nature. And I love pushing my body to new challenges. And because the hiking and backpacking community is such a fantastic group of people. 😊
I love this community. 🦑
It's good that it wasn't as big as a Buffalo. 😂 Very good video and reasoning. Don't be afraid to say you don't like humans... I don't like too many nowadays either. 😁👊
I was trying to be nice but humans are the worst. 😂🤣🦑
Good video. I'm glad to see you out hiking also yesterday.
It was a good hike but I couldn’t do 38+ miles. 🦑
Some good points. I am currently struggling through the "It is May and I am a teacher" kind of tired. One of the main reasons that I needed to take part in that adventure last weekend. Wish that you could have made it! It was a pretty good trip!
There is no tired like teacher-end-of-the-year tired. 🦑
You pretty well nailed it. I also feel a bit closer to the Creator when immersed in His creation. As an added benefit, if one were to put enough consecutive days together in a hike, one could lose about 10 lbs. Don’t worry though. I have almost found every bit of it. 😏
Yes! I definitely experience a closer connection to the Creator while in His creation. 🦑
Keep on trekking. Sometimes, we ask ourselves the same question. Getting out in nature is a wonderful way to recuperate and recharge. Type 2 Fun is the best.
Yes!! Recharging in nature! 🦑
💯 Nailed it!
Thanks! 🙏 😊🦑
Well said Squid! Nice video. ✌️
Thanks. It was a great day hike! 🦑
I do it to be with nature and see cool things and most importantly to “PARTY” 😁😂😂
Yes! Seeing cool things. Partying 😂🤣🦑
Party? What's that? 😂
@@MtnWanderer-TieDye- 😁😁😁
@BackpackingWithJason 😂🤣
I do it for health reasons and to get away from the daily grind of work. I have met some awesome people in the hiking community that I will be friends with for life.
Absolutely!! Should have included that. 🦑
It's just nice to get away from the day to day activities......the job or other distractions.
Indeed it is. Thanks for commenting. 🦑
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Looked like a nice hike. I watched this wondering what exactly 'this' is 🤔
Thanks! I thought about how vague the title was when I posted it. 🦑
@@GoneFeralWithSquidly Looks more philosophical that way 😄 As for me, I don't know what I'm doing 😁
@rodoutdoors well, neither do I, so we’re together on that one. 😂🤣
To satisfy a yearning for a sense of peaceful belonging in the natural world.
Very well said. Thanks. 🦑
Have a great day
Same to you. 😊🦑
Your why is the same as my why ❣️
For most people who do outdoor things, it’s probably pretty close. 🦑
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D: All of the above.
Fact! 🦑
I definitely get out in nature to get away from people....crappy people. The stresses of modern life is tremendous and we are killing ourselves with it. I just want to disappear into the woods and live like a hermit.
For me, that’s about 75% true. 🦑
Pretty much the same reasons that you do this, but I'd like to amplify your last point a bit - to reconnect with the natural world. For me, the natural world is my church - and immersing myself in it is a spiritual experience. (When I tell people this, they're apt to recoil in horror at the S-word - like they're expecting me to start talking Jesus and sin and redemption and Alleluia brother, lemme hear you say Amen. They forget that I'm a STEM guy, retired after 40 years in industrial laboratories, and mostly atheist to boot.) Being alone in the woods lets you see the miracle of Life without a honey-voiced narrator and lush orchestral score - just your own thoughts, the wind, running water, insects & birds. You see the way trees bend towards the sun over time, you catch glimpses of large-scale patterns in the land, remnants left by glaciers or floods, and can almost Understand how these bits & pieces work and come together to shape the world. You come to realize how miraculous the mundane really is. You come to see, really SEE, that the tree isn't the organism - the Forest is. It's strong wine indeed.
About 3 yrs ago, I was unable to attend this church because arthritis made walking so painful it was an ordeal just getting to the mailbox & back. I actually cried the first few times I walked my favorite wildlife management area after hip-replacement surgery, and even now get emotional about it. Nature walking, hiking, whatever you call it, is an essential component of my life, especially now that I'm drawing nearer its end.
Can’t agree more about the miracle of the natural world and the peace I find in it. Being in nature can help you get the clarity to seek truth. I hope you find it. 🦑
Spot on!! And thank you for being an educator! I truly believe it takes special people with a calling to become good teachers! I knew from an early age that teaching wasn’t for me, so I have the utmost respect for those that can teach! 🥾🏕️
Thank you so much!! I was an accomplished teacher but my time was up and I had to go. 🦑